Today, we tried to launch our rocket. Without altering anything, we went outside to get a feel as to how we should fix our rocket. But even though yesterday our rocket was able to stay in the air for five seconds, this one wouldn't. We ended up adding four more cardboard fins to the very top of the rocket and elongating it with the plastic of an extra bottle we had. Instead of using the grocery bag parachute we tried using the day before, we switched it for a garbage bag and tied it down with extra strings.
In the end, our rocket didn't manage to stay up in the air. Our longest time was 5.3 seconds. I think its because our rocket wasn't long enough and as a result couldn't get high enough in the air to reach the minimum required for our parachute to come out consistently.
I really don't think I learned anything from this lab except for that I like it a lot less then the egg lab. It caused a lot more stress and in the end results were really varried even when we kept things the same
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